The 1500 union workers screwed themselves. They have been paying dues to a union that took their money and supported Democrats that voted to raise taxes, create high cost employment policies that were supposed to protect the workers. The union worked for the Democrat Party, not the workers. Now, due to the abuse of the workers by the unions and Democrat Party, 1500 people are out of work.,
“According to Smithfield Foods, the plant will close in early 2023. The company is also exploring “strategic options to exit its farms in Arizona and California.”
“Smithfield harvests only company-owned hogs in Vernon,” according to the firm. “Smithfield will service customers in California with its Farmer John brand and other brands and products from existing facilities in the Midwest.
Read more: Smithfield’s slaughterhouse in Vernon fined $237,537
“Smithfield is taking these steps due to the escalating cost of doing business in California,” according to the company.”
Not mentioned in the article is that Smithfield is OWNED by a Chinese company, controlled by the Chinese military. Every Dodger Dog you eat, finances the slave state of China.
Farmer John meatpacking plant in Vernon to close, citing high-cost California
A union spokeswoman said there are roughly 1,500 workers at the plant.
By CITY NEWS SERVICE, 6/10/22 i
The Farmer John meat-packing plant in Vernon — a frequent target of protests by animal-rights advocates critical of the treatment of pigs at the facility — will close next year, with its Virginia-based owner today citing the rising costs of doing business in California.
According to Smithfield Foods, the plant will close in early 2023. The company is also exploring “strategic options to exit its farms in Arizona and California.”
“Smithfield harvests only company-owned hogs in Vernon,” according to the firm. “Smithfield will service customers in California with its Farmer John brand and other brands and products from existing facilities in the Midwest.
Read more: Smithfield’s slaughterhouse in Vernon fined $237,537
“Smithfield is taking these steps due to the escalating cost of doing business in California,” according to the company.
Company officials said it is providing “transition assistance” to employees at the plant, including “relocation options” to other Smithfield facilities and farms.
“We are grateful to our team members in the Western region for their dedication and invaluable contributions to our mission. We are committed to providing financial and other transition assistance to employees impacted by this difficult decision,” Smithfield Chief Operating Officer Brady Stewart said in a statement.
John Grant, president of UFCW 770, the union representing union meat-packers at the plant, said he hopes another operator takes over the operation.
“Despite a strong, mutually beneficial relationship with Farmer John employees and their union, Smithfield has decided to exit operations in California,” Grant said in a statement. “A fair agreement that compensates their workers until next year has been reached, and we hope that another operator will take advantage of the highly trained and stable workforce that makes the Farmer John plant a productive and profitable part of Vernon’s packing infrastructure.”
A union spokeswoman said there are roughly 1,500 workers at the plant.
The Vernon plant and its associated hog-production farm have been the target of weekly vigils organized by the Animal Alliance Network, protesting the treatment of baby pigs raised in cramped conditions until they are loaded on trucks bound for the slaughterhouse.
“They are packed into trucks with over a hundred of them piled together, often without room to move freely,” according to the organization’s website. “These pigs are usually raised in warehouses without windows and the first time they see the light is when they are loaded onto these trucks.”
